Aalto is a joint project founded by Mariano García, chief winemarker of thirty years at perhaps the most famous Ribera del Duero brand, Vega Sicilia, and Javier Zaccagnini, former head of Consejo Regulador de Ribera del Duero. The cooperation that started in 1998 has in the meantime received tremendous attention of the wine enthusiasts of the world and a multitude of praise from the experts. Ribera del Duero, next to Rioja, is one of the disti...
Harvested grapes are collected into plastic boxes, which are immediately transported to the winery, where they are carefully sorted on conveyor belt into several classes according to their quality. After destemming follows fermantation in custom-made cone-shaped stainless-steel barrels. A part of the grapes undergo maloactic fermentation in American oak barrels, before all wine is moved into French oak barrels for 20 to 24 months long fermenta...
Aalto Bodegas y Viñedos, although a young winery, its wine producing methods are considerably traditional. Grapes are harvested entirely manually and principles of organic wine growing are rigorously applied. The winery, named after the famous Finish architect Alvar Aalto, lies in the heart of the Ribera del Duero region, approximately 250 km north of Madrid with vineyards spread out over the hillsides providing the backdrop to seven villages ...
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